boyohboy have i forgotten the pace and pressure associated with having a full-time job and still trying to get all of life's little details taken care of in a somewhat timely manner ( Read more... )

i joined a women's field hockey team -- the team i'm on is the foxies -- and, in my very first game, managed to sprain my medial gastrocnemius. trying desperately to keep up with the woman i was defending, i was both switching direction and pushing off hard in an attempt at a burst of speed. (hah! i'm so not in shape for quick turns and short ( Read more... )

the following is from the text of an email i received today from Nancy Keenan, President, NARAL Pro-Choice America ( Read more... )

apologies to those of you who are tired of reading about my ongoing apartment gardening efforts. unfortunately for you, it's the only thing i feel safe(?) discussing out loud...in public...on LJ. i'm not depressed, but i have been teetering on the brink for awhile now, and have been spending (possibly too much) time on my own, pulling in... ( Read more... )

my sister got the results of her biopsy earlier this week. the lumps are benign! of course we're all relieved. i could hear her husband shouting "yay!" in the background when she called me on monday. it was definitely a smile-making moment.

thanks very much for all your words of support.

my sister had her biopsy today...results on friday (hopefully). i guess they really hurt her, trying to get the specimen from the lumps on her breast. i'm so scared for her.

plus, it seems wrong to be the older sister (even if it's only by 13 months) and have no serious health issues.

i hate this.

if i've talked to you or seen you in person in the last month or so, you might already know that i applied to CPMC for a massage internship in their integrative medicine education program. well, today, after a second interview with the program director -- prompted at least in part by some of the sun-specific examples i used when answering ( Read more... )

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time to sit on the front steps and enjoy a nice cold beer.